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The story
A rap track used as the ending theme for the anime adaptation of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 7 (Steel Ball Run) has ignited debate on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyou G” board, with posters calling it “way too lame.” The thread went beyond simple pans of the song itself: some argued the past openings and endings (Part 3’s “Ora Ora Ora Ora,” or the Western tracks reportedly hand-picked by creator Hirohiko Araki) were already plenty lame, others questioned the production decision to go with a rap style in the first place, and still others debated the different ways anime songs versus hip-hop tend to be received. What started as one-sided criticism turned into a much broader back-and-forth.
What people said
Did generative AI make this?
Parts 1 through 3 were good though
Part 2's was the same sutra-chant style but they made it stylish
It's getting bashed because they broke from the usual ending pattern AND the result sucked
The quality of the openings isn't the point here
Also, why's it sound like Buddhist sutra chanting?
If you're gonna blame someone, blame the producer who signed off on this
Nah, we're blaming both the ones who commissioned it AND the ones who took the job and handed back garbage
that line just cracks me up (an actual lyric from the song)
Honestly the only genuinely fun parts are the 1st Stage and the bits where Ringo and D4C do whatever they want, so it's not wrong
Fair point
And honestly that 'Sono Chi no Sadame' (Fate of That Blood) line is pretty lame too
That one feels like it got a pass for being a 'special' opening
The fact that he picked Pat Metheny Group is a nice touch
If so, just get Creepy Nuts to make it
YOASOBI's rap parts were still better than this
Guess that settles it: hip-hop ranks way below anime songs
Creepy Nuts count as anime songs too, don't they
This is 100% an anime song
Most people saying this song is lame don't think anime songs in general are lame
Probably just because they're used to hearing them all the time
But anime songs ARE lame too, honestly
So singling this one out as 'lame' feels a bit off
I don't know SBR well, but isn't it a serious story where people keep dying one after another?
Wouldn't a quieter, more somber song fit better?
Given it's set in the American Old West era, some people probably want that kind of mood too
https://youtu.be/zc-Z69S4SEY?si=0eIpqY7TDsTZbSuK
lmaooooo
Background and key points of this discussion
The JoJo anime series has a history of distinctive opening and ending productions for each part, and the use of Western songs or tracks personally chosen by the series supervisor (such as “Last Train Home,” mentioned in comments #50 and #56) has often become a talking point. This time the target was the original rap track written for the Part 7 (Steel Ball Run) ending, and the thread mixed two distinct threads of criticism: one focused on the song’s low quality on its own merits, and another on dissatisfaction with the production choice to break from the series’ usual pattern without delivering the quality to back it up. As seen in comments #13, #20, and #101, some pushed back that past openings were plenty lame too, so this wasn’t simply a case of “only this one is bad.” One point readers might miss is that most of the criticism was aimed at the producers’ decision-making and the song’s composition, not at attacking the artist personally — the thread as a whole wasn’t centered on personal attacks.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyou G) thread “JoJo Part 7’s Ending Rap Is Way Too Lame wwwwwwww.”
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